futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in one's own way or style
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
adds force or indicates command
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
not necessarily so; is not always true
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away